Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 55 + 18 - 94 + 26 - 73 + 62 - 30 + 39 - 41 + 53 - 48 + 56 - 93 + 11 - 22 + 59 - 23 + 13 - 60 + 47 - 48 + 22 - 64 + 14 - 71 + 12 - 46 + 84 - 62 + 52 - 85 + 85 - 14 + 82 - 23 + 34 - 92 + 52 - 15 + 38 - 48 + 57 - 69 + 16 - 37 + 36 - 85 + 95 - 54 + 79 - 97 + 38 - 83 + 79 - 69 + 72 - 29 + 44 - 33 + 12 - 86Load Test